The Louisiana Legislature passed House Bill 518, which reforms the state’s unjust, expensive and out-of-step habitual offender statute.

The Louisiana House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee voted in favor of House Bill 518, which would reform the state's unjust, expensive and out-of-step habitual offender statute.

Hundreds of criminal justice advocates descended on the Capitol for Louisianans for Prison Alternatives’ (LPA) lobby day, culminating in an outdoor rally on the capitol steps.

The Louisiana House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee voted in favor of House Bill 85, which would make crime survivors or victims’ families eligible for compensation regardless of criminal history.

The Louisiana House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee voted 9-7 in favor of House Bill 255, which would roll back a reform passed in the 2017 justice reinvestment package.

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